How to Play Mahjong
Step 1: Understand the Tiles
Mahjong is played with 144 tiles divided into suits, honors, and bonus tiles. The suits include dots, bamboos, and characters, while honors include winds and dragons. Bonus tiles are flowers and seasons.
Step 2: Set Up the Game
Shuffle the tiles face down and build a wall of tiles in a square formation. Each player takes turns drawing tiles to form their hand. The goal is to create a complete set of 14 tiles.
Step 3: Draw and Discard Tiles
Players take turns drawing a tile from the wall and discarding one they don’t need. The goal is to collect matching pairs, sequences, or sets of tiles to complete your hand.
Step 4: Form a Winning Hand
A winning hand consists of 14 tiles arranged into four sets (three tiles each) and one pair. Sets can be sequences (e.g., 1-2-3 of dots) or three identical tiles (e.g., three dragons).
Step 5: Declare Mahjong!
When you complete your hand, declare "Mahjong!" to win the round. Be the first to complete a valid hand to score points and claim victory.
